No. 8 Texas Tech takes down No. 2 West Virginia
LUBBOCK — Keenan Evans scored 20 points, Brandone Francis had a career-high 17, and No. 8 Texas Tech won the first top-10 matchup on its home court, beating second-ranked West Virginia 72-71 on Saturday.
Evans hit a lean-in jumper to give the Red Raiders (15-2, 4-1 Big 12) a four-point lead in the final minute and send the first sellout crowd of the season into a frenzy. The Mountaineers had their nation-leading 15-game winning streak stopped.
Jevon Carter scored 28 points — one off his career high — for West Virginia (15-2, 4-1).
Freshman Zhaire Smith’s alley-oop dunk sparked a 12-2 run to help the Red Raiders wipe out an 11-point deficit in the second half. Smith had nine points and eight rebounds.
Francis, a junior transfer from Florida whose only previous double-digit game was 10 in a 34-point blowout over Savannah State, hit two go-ahead jumpers in the closing minutes.
There were three lead changes and three ties late in the second half before Niem Stevenson hit two free throws to put the Red Raiders in front for good with 2:07 remaining. OKLAHOMA 102, TCU 97
Trae Young scored 29 of his 43 points after halftime, and the No. 9 Sooners defeated the No. 16 Horned Frogs in overtime at Norman, Okla.
Young, the freshman who leads the nation in scoring and assists, also had 11 rebounds and seven assists. Brady Manek added 22 points for the Sooners (14-2, 4-1 Big 12), who made a school-record 19 3-pointers.
It was Young’s second dominant performance against TCU this season. He had 39 points and 14 assists and made the game-winning free throws with seven seconds left in a 90-89 win over TCU on Dec. 30.
Jaylen Fisher had a career-high 22 points for TCU (13-4, 1-4), which lost its second overtime game of the week. IOWA ST. 75, BAYLOR 65 Freshman Lindell Wigginton scored a careerhigh 30 points, and the Cyclones beat the Bears in Ames, Iowa, to snap a four-game losing streak.
Nick Weiler-Babb added 15 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds for Iowa State (10-6, 1-4 Big 12), which picked up its first league win while beating Baylor (11-6, 1-4) for the 14th time in 16 tries at home. OKLAHOMA ST. 65 TEXAS 64
Tavarius Shine’s rebound tip-in with six seconds remaining lifted the Cowboys to a comeback win over the Longhorns in Stillwater, Okla.
Oklahoma State outscored Texas 15-2 over the final 5:39 to pull out the unlikely triumph.
Eric Davis Jr. scored 18 points, while Dylan Osetowski had 12 points and nine rebounds for Texas (11-6, 2-3 Big 12).
TENNESSEE 75 TEXAS A&M 62 Jordan Bowden scored
15 points as the No. 24 Volunteers defeated the Aggies in Knoxville, Tenn, handing Texas A&M its fifth consecutive loss.
After being ranked fifth in the nation at the start of Southeastern Conference play, Texas A&M (11-6, 0-5) hasn’t won since. JACKSON ST. 85 TEXAS SOUTHERN 80
Maurice Rivers scored 26 points, and Julian Daughtry had a careerhigh 22 to rally Jackson State to a overtime victory over Texas Southern in Jackson, Miss.
Demontrae Jefferson scored a career-best 34 points for Texas Southern (3-14, 3-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference), which had a three-game win streak snapped. SAM HOUSTON ST. 81 HOUSTON BAPTIST 68
Marcus Harris scored a career-best 27 points, and the Bearkats cruised past the Huskies in Huntsville.
Christopher Galbreath Jr. added 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Bearkats (10-8, 4-1 Southland).
Oliver Lynch-Daniels scored 20 for Houston Baptist (4-14, 0-5), which has lost seven straight. GRAMBLING ST. 80 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 71
Anthony Gaston scored a season-high 30 points with seven rebounds and four steals, and the Tigers beat the Panthers in Grambling, La.
Gary Blackston led Prairie View A&M (5-13, 2-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference) with 12 points. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 83 INCARNATE WORD 63
Kevon Harris scored 19 points and led four players into double-figure scoring as the Lumberjacks (15-3, 4-1 Southland) rolled over the Cardinals (5-10, 0-5) in Nacogdoches. LSU-SHREVEPORT 95 ST. THOMAS 82
Josh Robinson scored 24 points, and the Pilots defeated the Celts in Shreveport, La.
Paris Marquez scored 24 points, and Nathan Thormaehlen added 10 points and 18 rebounds for St. Thomas (9-7, 2-5 Red River Athletic).
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